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Food insecurity is likely to worsen in 19 ‘hunger hotspots’, UN food agencies forecast
Bob Geldof’s recent speech highlights the parallels between the ‘Forgotten Ones’ then and now
The lives of 400,000 malnourished children hang in the balance while funding stalls
Food insecurity to worsen in 46 countries as ‘hunger hotspots’ exacerbated by conflict and extreme weather
Up to 20mn people could go hungry as delayed rains exacerbate fallout from war in Ukraine
The poorest must be protected against the impact of rising food costs
Taking a rigid stand against the Taliban leaves Afghans starving
A humanitarian carve-out to UN sanctions is a welcome but belated step
War in Tigray unleashed old hatreds and brought low a growth model
Nato powers face re-engaging with Taliban and unfreezing the financial system or watching millions starve
Extending emergency aid does not imply legitimising the Taliban
Fears of humanitarian crisis as economic conditions worsen and winter sets in
UN warns that food crisis is worsening with children and the elderly most at risk
One of Africa’s fastest-growing economies plunged into crisis as conflict persists
UN warns millions of children at risk of starvation due to shortfalls in humanitarian funding
Plan to buy surplus crops leaves soya farmers in uncharted territory
Weak currency and withheld wages exacerbate impact of Saudi-led coalition’s bombing
Fighting high drug prices, ‘legal highs’ and psychedelic science
Modicare, the hungry US tapeworm, record Unicef appeal
Saudi allies risk complicity in the use of starvation as a weapon of war
As food stocks dwindle, people at risk of famine in north of country climbs to 1.5m
Top civil servant suspended over humanitarian crisis contracts
Chris de Bode’s photographs bear witness to a land blighted by drought
Mental health, Stephen O’Brien, movie villains
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